A new medium sculptors used in the Classical age that was not used in the archaic period.
What is bronze.
100
This famous statue is a seated male who wears leather straps around his knuckles.
What is "Boxer".
100
A horizontal decorative band that frames Greek temples like the Parthenon.
What is a Frieze.
100
The use of small pieces of glass, stone, or tile to create create an image. The best preserved examples of this large-scale Greek pictorial style are from the Hellenistic period.
What is Mosaic.
200
An archaic statue of a standing female, usually clothed.
What Kore.
200
The painting technique used on pottery in the late archaic period which into the classical period.
What is red-figure painting.
200
This 8 feet tall statue has lots of movement and shows a sense of power the Greeks associated with females during the Hellenistic period.
What is the "Winged Nike".
200
A very famous temple completed in 432 B.C. that was built for the patron Goddess of Athens, Athena.
What is the Parthenon.
200
This period of Greek civilization began at the death of Alexander the Great and extended to the beginning of the Roman empire.
What is the Hellenistic period.
300
The painting technique used on pottery during the Archaic period.
What is black-figure painting.
300
A major sculptor from Argos who created the statue known as "Spear Bearer".
Who is Polykleitos.
300
Hellenistic sculptors portrayed a diversity of people in their art. This famous Hellenistic sculpture is a god depicted as a toddler.
What is Eros ("Sleeping Eros").
300
A hilltop in Athens where the Parthenon is located.
What is the Acropolis.
300
A vessel the Greeks used for storing honey, olive oil, water, or wine.
What is Amphora.
400
A characteristic of Archaic statues that gives them a sense of being alive; it is specific to the face.
What is the Archaic smile.
400
Graceful columns that have "scroll" detailing.
What is the Ionic column.
400
The most ornate of the Greek columns.
What is the Corinthian column.
400
A stance of the human body in which one leg bears the weight while the other is relaxed, creating a S-shape in the body.
What is Contrapposto.
400
A stance of the human body in which one leg bears the weight while the other is relaxed, creating a S-shape in the body.
What is Contrapposto.
500
The simplest of the three orders of columns.
What is Doric.
500
Greek theatre grew out of rituals performed for this Greek god of Wine.
Who is Dionysos.
500
This Hellenistic sculptor is known for establishing the "royal image" of Alexander the Great.
Who is Lysippos.
500
The square area, often decorated with relief sculpture, between the triglyphs of a Doric frieze.
What is Metope.
500
Of the Greek styles covered in chapter 5, this style has had the most lasting impact on Western art and thought.